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Threats and acts of violence are all too common for members of the judiciary. The State Bar supports legislation that helps to protect the lives and privacy of judges, including three bills recently introduced in the Wisconsin legislature.
Officers involved in shootings can currently face charges from judges after prosecutors decline.
The stakes are high in the presidential battleground state, where Republicans have had a firm grip on the Legislature since 2011.
Wisconsin Republicans' decision to move ahead with legislative maps proposed by the state's Democratic governor highlights the unique dilemma they face leading up to November.
Republican majorities in the Senate and Assembly have passed a bill to restrict future use of the Wisconsin's John Doe law.